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China Dowager Overprint

Lot 112

30,000 HKD

Sold

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 2c/2ca with inverted surch variety (Chan 39d), tied by Shanghai dollar cds. Of the one sheet (40

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 2c/2ca with inverted surch variety (Chan 39d), tied by Shanghai dollar cds. Of the one sheet (40 stamps) produced with this error, there are less than 25 documented examples which have survived. To date, practically all known examples are canceled by “Shanghai” dollar daters between 20 Sep and 8 Nov 1897. There a number of defective examples, which resulted from the postmaster at Hankow having torn stamps with this error from commercial mail. Reference: Lam Man Yin Collection, Spink (Hong Kong), (Jan) 2019, p.139.1897年慈壽加蓋小字2分蓋2分銀，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目39d），銷上海大圓戳。此倒蓋票僅印製0枚，當中有記錄者不足25枚，並都銷上海大圓戳。部分存世例子有損，原因為漢口郵局局長將這些變異票從封上撕下。參考﹕2019年1月斯賓克香港林文琰專場，第139頁。

Lot 115

40,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 30c/24ca in vertical pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 46b), tied by Customs Swatow cds.

1897 Empress Dowager surch small figure 30c/24ca in vertical pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 46b), tied by Customs Swatow cds. According to Kelleher & Rogers records, there are less than five examples of this variety recorded in which two pairs unused (one is ex Stoloff, the Beckemans, and Huang Ming-Fuang) and two used. The other used pair (Lam Man Yin) is also canceled by the Swatow Customs dater.1897年慈壽加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀直雙連，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目46b），銷汕頭海關日戳。按Kelleher & Rogers記錄，此票存世不足五例，當中兩件雙連為新票（Stoloff、貝克曼、黃明芳舊藏），兩件為舊票。而另一件舊票雙連則見於林文琰，同樣銷汕頭海關日戳。

Lot 116

120,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca in block of 4, with inverted surch variety (Chan 47b), pane.3,

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch large figure wide spaced 1/2c on 3ca in block of 4, with inverted surch variety (Chan 47b), pane.3, tied by “Customs Shanghai” cds. One of two recorded blocks of four. Only one sheet of forty was produced with this variety, and Tony Kwan has accounted for 35 surviving examples, all of which are canceled to order by the “Customs/Shanghai” dater of “Mar 24 1897”. 2009 (Oct) John Bull, lot 186. Reference: Tony Kwan, “Large Figure 2.5mm Inverted Surcharge Half Cent on Empress Dowager First Printing Stamp”, Asian Philatelist, Vol 4 (September.2013), p. 71-78. Tony.T.W..Kwan,.Tony.T.W..Kwan,.“Introduction.to.the.Four.Double.and.Eight.Inverted.of.Empress.Dowager. Surcharged Issues”, Studies of Classic Stamps of Ching Dynasty,.Vol..17.(2015),.pp..22-25.1897年慈壽初版加蓋大字長距半角蓋3分銀四方連，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目47b），銷上海海關日戳。為存世兩件四方連之一。此票印製僅40枚，關道華已記錄當中35枚，全部銷上海海關1897年3月24日日戳。2009年10月布約翰，拍品號186。參考﹕關道華《慈壽初版大字長距三分銀暫作洋銀半分倒蓋票》《亞洲郵學家2013》第71至78頁。

China Dowager Overprint

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Bulk lot

Lot 121

15,000 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 3rd printing surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, with inverted surch variety (Chan 76c), tied by Zhao Tsun

1897 Empress Dowager 3rd printing surch large figure narrow spaced 2c/2ca, with inverted surch variety (Chan 76c), tied by Zhao Tsun tombstone cancel. Only four used examples are recorded, the other three are canceled by “Shanghai” bilingual c.d.s.1897年慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目76c），銷趙村碑形戳。此票僅見四例舊票，餘三枚銷上海日戳。

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Bulk lot

China Republic of China

Lot 508

1,000 HKD

Live

1923-1933 Peking 2nd print Junk 2c, with imperf right variety (Chan 252a), used by Tientsin cds.

1923-1933 Peking 2nd print Junk 2c, with imperf right variety (Chan 252a), used by Tientsin cds.1923至1933年北京二版帆船2分，帶右邊漏齒變異（陳目252a），銷天津日戳。

China Republic of China Bulk lot

Lot 509

2,200 HKD

Sold

A group of about 100 Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC and Junk mint and used stamps. More oustanding items include Coiling Dragon London ovpt. ROC

A group of about 100 Coiling Dragon ovpt. ROC and Junk mint and used stamps. More oustanding items include Coiling Dragon London ovpt. ROC $1, Peking 1st print Hall of Classic $1 and ovpt. Limited For Use in Sinkiang $1. Please view. 一組約100枚民國蟠龍及帆船新舊票，較佳者包括楷字蟠龍1元新、北京一版宮門 1元及加蓋限新省貼用1元。請預覽。

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Collections

China Express Stamps

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Collections

China Republic of China

Lot 511

500 HKD

Live

An assorted group of about 68 Junk, French, German and Japanese PO in China mint and used stamps.

China Republic of China Collections

Lot 519

1,000 HKD

Live

An assorted collection of about 400 SYS and Martyrs mint and used stamps, containing different types of CNC, Gold Yuan surch, limited for

An assorted collection of about 400 SYS and Martyrs mint and used stamps, containing different types of CNC, Gold Yuan surch, limited for provincial ovpt as well as Japanese occupied China issues. Please view.一組約400枚孫像及烈士普票新舊票，包含各式國幣、金圓改值票、限省用加蓋票及日佔加蓋票。請預覽。

China Express Stamps

China Express Stamps Bulk lot

China Express Stamps

Lot 528

1,000 HKD

Live

1915 (6 Jan) Shanghai local, bearing Shanghai bilin- gual cds on front. On reverse f.w. the receipt of ROC express letter stamp 2ndissue

1915 (6 Jan) Shanghai local, bearing Shanghai bilin- gual cds on front. On reverse f.w. the receipt of ROC express letter stamp 2ndissue with serial no. 0389. Plus an express letter stamp 2nd issue stamp with receipt, applied with Taichowfu cachet.“ ” 北京日戳。 1915.1.6 上海本埠，鈐上海腰框英漢日戳。背貼民國快信郵票第二版之尾據，序號0389。另附一枚民國快信郵票第二版新票，連尾據，鈐有“台洲府”橫戳。

China Express Stamps Bulk lot

China PRC

China PRC Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

China Express Stamps Bulk lot

Lot 530

300 HKD

Sold

1913-1914 a group of 5 used ROC express letter stamps. One applied with Tsitsihar cds which is rather scarce.

1913-1914 a group of 5 used ROC express letter stamps. One applied with Tsitsihar cds which is rather scarce.1913至1914年一組五件民國快信郵票舊票，當中一枚鈐齊齊哈爾日戳，頗為少見難得。

China PRC

China PRC Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

China PRC

Lot 603

1,500 HKD

Sold

A huge and assorted group of early PRC surch and R series issues, containing thousands of used stamps. Please view.

A huge and assorted group of early PRC surch and R series issues, containing thousands of used stamps. Please view.一組極為龐大之早期新中國加蓋票及普票，包含數以千計信銷票。請預覽。

China PRC Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

Lot 613

2,600 HKD

Sold

1961 C86M Table Tennis Championships CTO S/S. Slight toning.

年紀世乒賽蓋銷小全張新，微黃。

China PRC C & S Series Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

China PRC C & S Series

China PRC Bulk lot

China PRC C & S Series Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

China PRC C & S Series

China PRC C & S Series Souvenir / miniature sheetlets

Lot 615

3,000 HKD

Sold

1964 C106M PRC 15th Anninversary CTO MS, tied by Peking. With toning.

China PRC C & S Series

Lot 617

500 HKD

Sold

1960 S44 Chysanthemums CTO complete set. With toning.

1960年特44菊花蓋銷全，發黃。

China PRC Bulk lot

China PRC Cultural Revolution

China PRC Bulk lot

Lot 625

20,000 HKD

Sold

A Lighthouse Album of C&S and W series issues, plus sevearl R series issues, roughly 70% complete and partly CTO or used. Early C&S

A Lighthouse Album of C&S and W series issues, plus sevearl R series issues, roughly 70% complete and partly CTO or used. Early C&S issues are re-print. No S/S. Some with toning. Please view. 一部紀特及文票燈塔定位冊，另附若干普票，約七成齊全，部分蓋銷或信銷。早期紀特票為再版。無小型張。部分有黃。請預覽。

China PRC Cultural Revolution

Lot 641